Jewelry &amp; the method of making

ABSTRACT

Jewelry and the method of making jewelry which includes the steps of cutting a piece of material from an existing article of clothing, most preferably a pair of denim pants, attaching a fastener to said piece of material, and adapting said fastener to be capable of removably attaching said jewelry to a portion of a person&#39;s body.

PRIORITY

Priority is claimed to Provisional Application No. 61/239,661 filed onSep. 3, 2009.

DESCRIPTION

1. Field of Invention

This invention relates to jewelry and the method of making jewelry usingpieces of existing articles of clothing, and fasteners capable ofremovably attaching said pieces of existing articles of clothing to aportion of a person's body.

2. Background of the Invention

For thousands of years jewelry has been formed and fashioned in manyways and styles. Many different types of materials have been used.Usually, jewelry has been formed from different types of metals thatrequire hours of forging and forming, and master hand craftsmanship. Itbecame evident over time that forming jewelry from pre-existingmaterials and shapes would save enormous amounts of time, energy,material, and money.

In the past 100 years or so the art of manufacturing clothing has beenmechanized, and in following, a large percentage of clothing is simplythrown away when its usefulness has been determined to have run out.With this in mind, it became evident that all this wasted material couldbe used to create other new and useful pieces of clothing and uniquestyles of jewelry. Further, it became evident that using portions ofthese pre-used or pre-existing articles of clothing would save time,energy, material, and money.

After further analyses and experimentation it became evident thatcertain portions or parts of a pair of pants were optimal to formcertain types of jewelry. For example, belt loops for earrings, waistbands for wrist cuffs, and hem lines for chokers. Even further, certaintypes of materials seemed to perform better than others. For example,denim is strong and easily pierced for attaching other elements, such asconnector and attachment members. In following, it became evident thatpre-used pairs of denim pants are very useful within the method ofmaking jewelry as set forth herein.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention relates to jewelry and the method of makingjewelry. The method of making jewelry includes the steps of cutting apiece of material from an existing article of clothing, attaching afastener to said piece of material, and adapting said fastener to becapable of removably attaching said jewelry to a portion of a person'sbody. As will be disclosed within the preferred embodiment, portions ofa pair of pre-existing denim pants are used to form different types ofjewelry members. In particular, belt loops can be used to form earrings,waist bands to form wrist cuffs, and hem lines to form chokers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a mechanical drawing of a front view of a piece of jewelry, inthis instance an earring, formed by cutting a square piece of materialfrom an existing article of clothing, in this case denim pants, andincorporating a hook member as the attachment member.

FIG. 2 is a view of the method of cutting a belt loop from a pair ofdenim pants to be used as the foundation material for earrings.

FIG. 3 is a front view of earrings created using belt loops to whichbeads and other decorative members are attached thereto.

FIG. 4 is a view of the method of cutting a waist band from a pair ofdenim pants to be used as the foundation material for chokers.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a choker created using a waist band to whichdecorative members are attached thereto.

FIG. 6 shows other jewelry members formed from a belt loop and a zipper.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The preferred embodiment of the inventive jewelry and method of makingas set forth herein is best shown in FIGS. 1-6.

As shown in FIG. 1, a piece of jewelry 10, in this instance an earring,is formed by cutting a square piece of material 12 from an existingarticle of clothing, preferably denim pants, and incorporating a hookmember 13 as the attachment member. The square piece of material 12 isconsidered a foundation material. Decorative members, such as beads 15,jewels 16, buttons, snaps, studs, clasps, tags, or findings, can then beattached to the foundation material. Together, the foundation materialand attached decorative members can be considered an accessory. Theattachment member is also connected to the foundation material andadapted to removably attach it to a portion of a person's body, in thiscase a person's ear. Together, the accessory and the attachment memberform a piece of jewelry.

As shown in FIG. 2, a piece of jewelry can be formed by first cutting abelt loop 20 from a pair of pre-existing denim pants 30. The belt loopis considered the foundation material. Decorative members and anattachment member can then be attached forming earrings as shown in FIG.3.

The foundation material can be formed by a number of different membersor portions of a pair of denim pants, including the belt loops, thewaistband, the hem, or the pockets. Many types of decorative members canbe used and attached thereto, such as beads, jewels, buttons, snaps,studs, clasps, tags, or findings to create the accessory. Finally, manytypes of attachment members can be used, including clips, hooks, posts,wire, and chains to hold the earrings to an ear of a person.

As shown in FIG. 4, a piece of jewelry can be formed by first cutting awaist band 25 from a pair of pre-existing denim pants 30. The waist bandis then considered the foundation material. Decorative members and anattachment member can be attached forming a neck choker as shown in FIG.5.

Jewelry formed as chokers or cuffs may use a snap, a button, pieces ofVELCRO, a toggle, a hook, or a chain to connect the two ends togetherfor it to stay secured to a person's body. Barrettes can use a metalclip, a comb, or even a bobby pin as a base to attach the accessorythereto. Pendants and key chains may have a loop or a hole to put ahanging object such as a chain therethrough. Pendants may also have pinson the backs to attach them to clothing. Cuffs may use buttons, snaps,pieces of VELCRO, or ties, to keep the cuff on a person's wrist. Pocketadd-on accessories may use snaps, buttons, or pins to attach over anexisting pocket.

Belt loops are an excellent option to form the foundation material usedfor making earrings, hair ties, barrettes, combs, key chains, pendants,and pins. Its function is to act as a strong and an easily perforatedbase for attaching other fashionable elements and an attachment member,such as a clip, hook, post, wire, or chain to hold the jewelry to aportion of a person's body.

As shown in FIG. 6, a belt loop 20 and a zipper member 22 use attachmentmembers 23 to form hair ties.

Waistbands or hems are another option as a foundation material forchokers, cuffs, headbands, pocket designs, key chains, pendants, pins.Cuffs can be taken from existing cuffs of shirts or blouses and can alsoacts as a foundation piece of material.

Any and all other obvious modifications to one or more of the parts ofthis invention are inherently incorporated herein.

What is claimed is:
 1. An article of jewelry comprising a body member and a releasable attachment member; said body member formed from a portion of an existing article of clothing; said attachment member being removably attached to a portion of said body member, and adapted to be removably attached to a portion of a person's body.
 2. The article of jewelry of claim 1, wherein said existing article of clothing is chosen from a group of existing articles of clothing including a pair of pants.
 3. The article of jewelry of claim 2, wherein said pair of pants is formed from a material chosen from a group of materials including denim.
 4. The article of jewelry of claim 2, wherein said portion of existing article of clothing includes at least one portion of said pair of pants chosen from a group of portions of said pair of pants including a zipper member, a waist band member, a belt loop member, a hem line member, a cuff member, a pocket member, a button member, a tag member, a rivet member.
 5. The article of jewelry of claim 1, wherein said attachment member is chosen from a group of attachment members including hooks, posts, wires, toggles, buttons, snaps, pins, screws, elastic members, combs, barrettes, plastic strips, and spring bands.
 7. A method of making jewelry comprising the steps of a. cutting a piece of material from an existing article of clothing; b. attaching a fastener to said piece of material; c. adapting said fastener to be capable of removably attaching said jewelry to a portion of a person's body.
 8. The method of making jewelry of claim 7, wherein said existing article of clothing is chosen from a group of existing articles of clothing including a pair of pants.
 9. The method of making jewelry of claim 8, wherein said pair of pants is formed from a material chosen from a group of materials including denim.
 10. The method of making jewelry of claim 8, wherein said portion of existing article of clothing includes at least one portion of said pair of pants chosen from a group of portions of said pair of pants including a zipper member, a waist band member, a belt loop member, a hem line member, a cuff member, a pocket member, a button member, a tag member, a rivet member.
 11. The method of making jewelry of claim 7, wherein said attachment member is chosen from a group of attachment members including hooks, posts, wires, toggles, buttons, snaps, pins, screws, elastic members, combs, barrettes, plastic strips, and spring bands. 